Category: Dragulji iz krone

Slovenia earns 9-0 win over Lithuania, avoids relegation

By Sarah Avampato | May 8th 2019 | 4 min read |

It took a few games against other struggling teams, but Slovenia finally found its groove as this year’s World Championship Division I Group A compe...

Remember Them? Slovenia Hockey Gets Off to Flying Start at 2018 Winter Olympics

By Eric Kveton | Feb 15th 2018 | 3 min read |

Four years ago, we watched proudly as Anze Kopitar led Team Slovenia to a stunning seventh-place finish in men’s hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics ...

Anze Kopitar and Team Slovenia Qualify for the 2018 Winter Olympics

By Eric Kveton | Sep 5th 2016 | 3 min read |

Looks like we all get to root for our favorite team once again in 2018! After a long journey to the 2014 Winter Olympics ended in a thrilling 7th plac...

Recap: Surprise! Team Jeff Carter Wins Gold

By John C. | Feb 24th 2014 | 9 min read |

Hey so this probably isn’t going to be very long considering the game finished seven hours ago as I write this, but if you didn’t hear, Ca...

Olympics Recap: Sweden Pulls Away in Third, Eliminates Slovenia With 5-0 Win

By Eric Kveton | Feb 20th 2014 | 3 min read |

Lots of hockey still to come today, but the saddest part is out of the way. For 40 minutes, Slovenia kept it close against the heavily favored Swedes,...

Quarterfinals Open Thread: Six Kings in Action

By Eric Kveton | Feb 19th 2014 | 5 min read |

We’ve looked at each of the Los Angeles Kings Olympians and their teams quite a bit, so we’ll keep this pretty short. Each of today’...

Olympics Recap: Kopitar and Slovenia Roll On, 4-0

By Eric Kveton | Feb 19th 2014 | 3 min read |

The boys from Slovenia have written quite a story so far at the 2014 Winter Olympics. On Tuesday, they made it clear that they weren’t done writ...

Olympic Hockey Preview (and Gamethread): Slovenia-Austria

By Eric Kveton | Feb 18th 2014 | 3 min read |

Slovenia v Austria (Bolshoy Ice Dome) Time:12:00 AM Pacific TV: NBCSN You would have been hard pressed to find anyone who thought Slovenia would finis...

Olympic Recaps: America Dominates Slovenia, Doughty Conquers Finland

By Eric Kveton | Feb 16th 2014 | 5 min read |

United States 5, Slovenia 1 The matchup Kings fans were salivating over turned out to be a bit of a dud. Not helping: we didn’t see Jonathan Qui...

Slovenia Shocks Slovakia 3-1 Behind Kopitar's All-World Performance

By Eric Kveton | Feb 15th 2014 | 5 min read |

After two periods, Anze Kopitar and Slovenia was locked in a tight game with Slovakia. With 20 minutes to go, Matjaz Kopitar’s band of upstarts ...